A Man Named Tupac Shakur Was Arrested In Tennessee & Twitter Cannot Deal
By Hayden Brooks
October 21, 2019
Over the weekend, Tupac Amaru Shakur was discovered and arrested, but he's not the hip-hop icon that we all remember.
Reports are swirling around officers from the Johnson City Police Department, who arrested a white man by the name of Tupac Amaru Shakur of Elizabethton, Tennessee on Saturday (October 19) on a number of charges including aggravated assault, resisting arrest, simple possession of meth and unlawful drug paraphernalia. As per the Johnson City Press, Shakur, 40, who had multiple warrants out for his arrest, pulled a knife out of his waistband, while police were trying to detain him. He was wrestled to the ground and eventually subdued during the process. Shakur was later transported to the Washington County Detention Center, where was held on a $18,000 bond.
While he has no relation to the rapper, who was murdered in 1996, the man has an identical name to that of the late, great titan, and Twitter cannot deal with the comparison. Scroll on below to see some of the reactions to this WTF-worthy story.
Tupac Shakur arrested in Johnson City https://t.co/PdWRyU3P1r via @JCPress
— Johnson City Press (@JCPress) October 20, 2019
Don't do meth kids... it changes you... a lot...😬
— Audrey (@AudreyAurus1) October 21, 2019
Fox News: Tupac Shakur arrested in Tennessee for meth possession, threatening
officers with knife: cops.https://t.co/DCkp1WYk9P
via @GoogleNews
"Officers attempted to arrest Tupac Shakur, but he pulled away and reached for his waistband, the release said.
— Ty Wilson (@tyallenwilson) October 21, 2019
Shakur then turned toward officers with a knife before officers took him down."
1-How is he still alive?
2-Are we sure this isn't an SNL skit??https://t.co/FTLX0UhI31
A white man named Tupac Shakur was arrested over the weekend in Tennessee. I don’t have time this Monday morning.
— Maroon Alchemist (@mynameisnojuan) October 21, 2019
Lmfao!! Technically he is a real Tupac!
— CrazyBill (@The5thBeatle82) October 21, 2019
He's alive 🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/GdYbVGBzhs
— Chilly (@chilly2pointOh) October 21, 2019
Now wait a minute.... #TupacShakur via @cnn https://t.co/VDsvtEgpuP pic.twitter.com/j2uNOIO7Jc
— YBF CHIC (@TheYBF) October 21, 2019
Welp, Tupac really is alive y'all! They arrested him in Johnson City. Don't know what's funnier, this pic or the white chick on WJHL pronouncing "Tupac Shakur" 😂 pic.twitter.com/sPQFMApHWu
— You Know Who I Am 🚀 (@ElHoncho_) October 21, 2019
Photo: Washington County Detention Center